Leadership, Ethics and Organizational Sustainability Major
The Leadership, Ethics, and Organizational Sustainability (LEO) major develops thoughtful, ethically-grounded, and broad-minded leaders who enable businesses to serve the common good. The major includes several components, including leadership, social responsibility, ethics, justice, stakeholder management, and systems thinking; these aspects all focus on helping students learn how business and organizations can be forces for good in society. The LEO major helps students learn leadership for the greater good, which involves an awareness of and striving for success as defined by the the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit. This triple bottom line encompasses the need for developing shared value that generates sustainable profit, provides for human well-being, and consciously stewards natural resources.
Goal 1: Communication - Students will develop the self-assessment, perspective-taking, and emotional intelligence skills essential to communicate and lead effectively with stakeholders
Goal 2: Critical Thinking and Inquiry – Students will understand and be able to apply core theories of business ethics (e.g., utilitarianism and rights theory)
Goal 3: Ethics, Social Justice, and Ignatian Values – Students will Develop self-knowledge and agency as a leader committed to ethically engaging with stakeholders and championing economic, social, and climate justice (e.g., United Nations Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs])
Goal 4: Global/Diversity - Students will understand the Triple Bottom Line (i.e., People,
Planet, and Profit) approach to sustainability and use it to inform decision-making
Goal 5: Leadership - Students will understand and be able to apply core theories and
skills of leadership (e.g., servant leadership and emotional intelligence)
Goal 6: Discipline or Program Specific Competencies - Students will Identify the actors and interdependencies in the systemic stakeholder web and balance the interests of multiple stakeholders in the context of leading for sustainable development
The traditional undergraduate programs includes a minimum of 120 credits distributed across three components: A General Education component divided into Signature Courses, Variable Courses, and an Integrative Learning requirement; a Major and Divisional component; and Free Electives. In addition to course requirements as specified in each area, students must complete one certified course in each of the following overlay areas1:
- Diversity, Globalization or Non-western Area Studies,
- Ethics Intensive
- Writing Intensive, and
- Diversity
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Overlay requirements are part of the 120 credit requirements
General Education Signature Courses
See this page about Signature courses.
General Education Variable Courses
See this page about Variable courses. Six to Nine courses
General Education Overlays
General Education Integrative Learning Component
See this page about Integrative Learning Component. Three courses:
In no case may an ILC course be double counted towards completing other requirements of the Leadership, Ethics and Organizational Sustainability major.
- Check the current Academic Catalog for any pre-requisites to the courses. You are responsible to complete any necessary pre-requisites.
- Check the Course Schedule for overlays as many ILCs are approved overlay courses.
- Check with the appropriate department for course scheduling as not all courses are offered every semester.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required of all HSB Students | ||
| ECN 102 | Introductory Economics Macro | 3 |
| Select two from the following areas: | 6 | |
| Economics | ||
| International Trade | ||
| International Macroeconomics | ||
| Economics of Labor | ||
| Industrial Organization | ||
| Game Theory | ||
| Economic Development | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| The Economics of Healthcare | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Economic Forecasting | ||
| Asian Economies | ||
| Chinese Economics | ||
| Econ of Poverty & Income Dist | ||
| Latin American Economies | ||
| Race and the Economy | ||
| English | ||
| Public Speaking & Presentation | ||
| Writing for Organizations | ||
| Negotiations, Writing&Conflict | ||
| Nature & Environmental Writing | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| The Authentic Self | ||
| Topics in Moral Psychology | ||
| Philosophy of Sports | ||
| Political Science | ||
| Intro to American Politics | ||
| Intro to Comparative Politics | ||
| Intro to Global Politics | ||
| Intro to Political Thought | ||
| Advising and Advocacy | ||
| Constitutional Politics | ||
| Const Law:Rights & Civil Lib | ||
| Public Policy | ||
| Women and American Politics | ||
| Race & Ethnic Politics in U.S. | ||
| Protesting Inequality | ||
| Latin American Politics | ||
| Asian Democ at the Crossroads | ||
| Understanding Putin's Russia | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| Global Political Economy | ||
| Ethics inInternational Affairs | ||
| Sex & Power around the World | ||
| Psychology | ||
| Introductory Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Men and Women | ||
| Psychology of Culture | ||
| Behavioral Economics | ||
| Industrial/Organizational Psyc | ||
| Personality Psychology | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Psychology of the Self | ||
| Psychology of Gender | ||
| Sociology | ||
| Intro to Sociology | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Ethnic & Minority Relations | ||
| Sociology of Gender | ||
| Classical Sociological Theory | ||
| Race and Social Justice | ||
| White Collar Crime | ||
| Fair Trade Coffee: Study Tour | ||
| Classes and Power in US | ||
| Law and Social Policy | ||
| Poverty Ethics & Social Policy | ||
| Race Relations in Philadelphia | ||
Business Foundation
Ten courses, including:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 101 | Concepts of Financial Acct | 3 |
| ACC 102 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| DSS 100 | Excel Competency | 1 |
| DSS 200 | Intro to Information Systems | 3 |
| DSS 210 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| DSS 220 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| FIN 200 | Intro to Finance | 3 |
| or FIN 225 | Fund of Quantitative Finance | |
| MGT 110 | Essent'ls of Organzational Beh | 3 |
| or MGT 120 | Essentials of Management | |
| MGT 360 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| MKT 201 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 495 | Business Strategy 1 | 3 |
| or ACC 423 | Accounting Control Systems | |
| Total Hours | 31 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| MGT 210 | Business Stakeholders & Ethics 1 | 3 |
| MGT 211 | Perspectives on Leadership | 3 |
| MGT 212 | Organizational Sustainability | 3 |
| MGT 415 | Applied Ldrshp & Sustain Capst | 3 |
| Major Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Intro Human Resource Managemen | ||
| Diversity in the Workplace | ||
| Influence,Negotiation&Conflict | ||
| Intro:Entrepreneur/New Venture | ||
| Breaking News in Bus. Ethics | ||
| Leading Teams | ||
| International Talent Mgt | ||
| Decision Making w/ Analytics | ||
| Social Enterprise & Soc Change | ||
| Employment and Labor Law | ||
| Intro International Business | ||
| Sustainable Finance | ||
or DSS 321 | Project Management | |
or MKT 304 | Principles of Selling | |
or MKT 313 | Ethics in Marketing | |
or HAD 201 | Intro to Healthcare Admin | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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Students who have taken PHL 320 should not take MGT 210; another major elective will be taken instead
Free Electives
Six courses